Supreme Court of Georgia· 11/20/1995
Stubbs v. State
Citations
- 463 S.E.2d 686
- 265 Ga. 883
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “[d]irect evidence is that which is consistent with either the proposed conclusion or its opposite,” whereas “circumstantial evidence is that which is consistent with both the proposed conclusion and its opposite” (emphasis in original)
- explaining that “[d]irect evidence is that which is consistent with either the proposed conclusion or its opposite,” whereas “circumstantial evidence is that which is consistent with both the proposed conclusion and its opposite” (emphasis in original)
- “Direct evidence is that which is consistent with either the proposed conclusion or its opposite; circumstantial evidence is that which is consistent with both the proposed conclusion and its opposite.”
- “[d]irect evidence is that which is consistent with either the proposed conclusion or its opposite; circumstantial evidence is that which is consistent with both the proposed conclusion and its opposite”
- eyewitness testimony that he saw defendant commit the crime is direct evidence of guilt
- “Our law remains clear: (1) Even in the absence of a request, a trial court must charge on the law of circumstantial evidence when the State’s case rests solely upon such evidence; (2
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Judges: Thompson, Fletcher, Carley
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37 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. CherrySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2004-11-29· cited 144×
- Hampton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 2012-02-14· cited 80×
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1996-05-20· cited 53×
- Landers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-10-26· cited 51×
- Massey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-10-26· cited 31×
- Allaben v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2016-06-20· cited 30×
- Waits v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-04-28· cited 27×
- Howell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2020-02-10· cited 27×
- Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-06-18· cited 25×
- McCray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2017-04-17· cited 23×
- Gamble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-12-01· cited 20×
- Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2014-09-22· cited 20×
- Cunningham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-09-20· cited 18×
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-01-07· cited 17×
- Gadson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2018-06-18· cited 17×
- Rockholt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2012-05-07· cited 13×
- Lowery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-11-21· cited 10×
- Moncus v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-12-11· cited 9×
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1997-01-21· cited 9×
- Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-12-18· cited 8×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1991-11-22· cited 83×
- Mims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1994-06-13· cited 64×
- DePalma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1971-11-05· cited 36×
- Yarn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1995-09-11· cited 30×
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1977-05-12· cited 27×
- Hogan v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Georgia· 1968-05-23· cited 19×
- Wallace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-04-17· cited 12×
- Nance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1977-06-21· cited 8×
- Stubbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-12-05· cited 6×
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